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He should confront McCain at the next debate, but otherwise stay above the fray.
Shame McCain with "Come on John, you know that's not true"
Posted by ohsotired at 10/11/2008
McCain is trying to envoke hatred and I am disgusted by Gov. Palin's dirty way of provoking fear. Obama is clearly the better man for President due to the fact he continues to rise above McCain's gutter sniping and continues to be steadfast on the issues that we are concerned with as American's.
Posted by Dani_Bush at 10/12/2008
McCain makes such scurrilious charges under cover of his riotous, crazed fans at his Klan rallies.. Yes, stay above the fray in everyday campaigning, but don't let them go unchallenged.. Smoke him out in a public forum where the Nation will have to hear his apology. Only that way will they put to rest such nonsense once and for all.
Posted by cyclezealot at 10/12/2008
Obama should use his excellent lawyerly communication skills to assertively confront McCain's hypocrisy with cold hard specific examples and quotes so that he is forced before an international audience to respond with why he used this innuendo and what he will do in the future to calm the bigotry that this pandering is causing for the rest of us.
Posted by WeldonRobeson at 10/12/2008
I think he should confront McCain and let America know the ads are stabs in the back only.
Posted by psahome at 10/12/2008
The sleezy stuff that has been hurled at the Obama campaign can't be ignored, but the obama campaign must handle this as cleverly and carefully as possible and avoid turning this into a hero shoot out or shout out. Avoid any appearance of arrogance. I think Senator Obama has chosen the perfect tact by dealing with this as a humorous episode in silly season.
Posted by lachatte at 10/12/2008
It's time to challenge the very notion that Bill Ayers was a "real" member of the Weatherman. Don't get me wrong, I think that the Weatherman were a bunch of crazy kids that just did damage. But the real ones got 20 to life; not endowed chairs. Ayers was probably an agent provocateur.
Posted by lnh at 10/13/2008
Obama can continue on the high ground by presenting his platform. In the meantime Joe Biden and others in the party can get the facts out regarding McCain's attack messages. I see no advantage for Obama to take a defensive position in these matters of personal attack.
Posted by joediver at 10/13/2008
IF IT WAS ME I WOLULD SLAP THE WHITE OFF THAT OLD FOOL ON TV.however THIS BEING POLITICS i wpould have to say i would SLAP THE WHITE OFFA THAT OLD FOOL ON TV. actually i would bring some of the reletives of the victims of the omega 7 bombings and the contras and have them bring picture of the bullat riddled and bombed bodys of their sons and daughter to show america what john mccains friends have been up to plus i would have rounded up some of the victims of the american bombing campiagns in vietnam especially the horribly burned naplam victims. show the face of war and terror and whitehouse backroom double dealing for what it is. there are no excuses for WAR.
Posted by reality check at 10/14/2008